The question of truth is really a question of memory, deep memory, for it deals with something prior to ourselves and can succeed in uniting us in a way that transcends our petty and limited individual consciousness. It is a question about the origin of all that is, in whose light we can glimpse the goal and thus the meaning of our common path.

It is by God’s mercy that we are saved. May we never tire of spreading this joyful message to the world.

I have decided to proclaim for the whole Church... a day of fasting and prayer for peace in Syria, the Middle East, and throughout the world, and I also invite each person, including our fellow Christians, followers of other religions and all men of good will, to participate, in whatever way they can, in this initiative.

Life is a precious gift, but we realize this only when we give it to others.

Gratitude is a flower that blooms in noble souls.

Be sanctuaries of respect for life, proclaiming the sacredness of every human life from conception to natural death

We need to provide an education which teaches crit­ical thinking and encourages the development of mature moral values.